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Teeth: Vampire Tales
by
Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author) ,
Terri Windling (Goodreads Author) , Cecil Castellucci (Goodreads Author), Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author), Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author), Holly Black (Goodreads Author), Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author), Jeffrey Ford
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Sink your teeth into these bite-sized tales exploring the intersections among the living, dead, and undead. Features stories by Neil Gaiman, Melissa Marr, Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, Garth Nix, and many more.
Paperback, 452 pages
Published
April 5th 2011
by HarperCollins
(first published March 17th 2011)
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Reviewed by Theresa L. Stowell for TeensReadToo.com
This eerie collection features nineteen pieces by authors such as Neil Gaiman (THE GRAVEYARD BOOK), Melissa Marr (WICKED LOVELY series), Cassandra Clare (CLOCKWORK ANGEL) and Holly Black (THE CURSE WORKERS and GOOD NEIGHBORS series).
The first story in the anthology is “Things to Know About Being Dead” by Genevieve Valentine. After surviving a car accident, Suyin discovers that she’s not quite alive and not quite dead. She has become a jiang-shi,...more
This eerie collection features nineteen pieces by authors such as Neil Gaiman (THE GRAVEYARD BOOK), Melissa Marr (WICKED LOVELY series), Cassandra Clare (CLOCKWORK ANGEL) and Holly Black (THE CURSE WORKERS and GOOD NEIGHBORS series).
The first story in the anthology is “Things to Know About Being Dead” by Genevieve Valentine. After surviving a car accident, Suyin discovers that she’s not quite alive and not quite dead. She has become a jiang-shi,...more
I plan to come back and write a full review early next week, but for now: another great anthology from the Datlow-Windling team, featuring a large number of great stories. While they all deal with teenagers and vampires (and sometimes, teenage vampires), they don't feel repetitive at all. Really really loved the Steve Berman, Delia Sherman, Garth Nix, Ellen Kushner, Tanith Lee and Catherynne M. Valente stories -- but then again, those are authors whose work rarely lets me down!
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An uncommonly good collection. Highly original, fun stuff from a bunch of authors I already loved and some new-to-me ones I now want to check out. Only two or three entries really fell flat for me, which considering my usual ambivalence towards short story collections is impressive. (And this after Steam Powered! I hope this is the start of a trend.)
I think my favorites were Genevieve Valentine's "Things to Know About Being Dead," Delia Sherman's "Flying," and Catherynne Valente's "In the Future...more
I think my favorites were Genevieve Valentine's "Things to Know About Being Dead," Delia Sherman's "Flying," and Catherynne Valente's "In the Future...more
Teeth is a collection of storys. There isn't just one protagonist. All of the protagonist have different problems like a girl Madison she has a ghost that follows her around, Best friends Amy (vampire) and Gina (human) Amy turns Gina into a vampire, and a peom about vampires.
I sort of liked the book. Some of the storys were good becuase they had romance and friendships. The other storys were boring to me. The story Things To Know About Being Dead was the best story out of all of them becuase th...more
I sort of liked the book. Some of the storys were good becuase they had romance and friendships. The other storys were boring to me. The story Things To Know About Being Dead was the best story out of all of them becuase th...more
My full review is here on my personal website. I'll post a few excerpts here, though:
3.5 out of 5.0 stars
The very worst thing about this book is that it actually gets boring. :-/ The next time I read this, I’m going to make sure that I space all the stories out a bit instead of one immediately after another. They’re all interesting stories, but there are just so many of them that I got tired of hearing about vampires that were just slightly different from the traditional stereotype… *sigh* This...more
3.5 out of 5.0 stars
The very worst thing about this book is that it actually gets boring. :-/ The next time I read this, I’m going to make sure that I space all the stories out a bit instead of one immediately after another. They’re all interesting stories, but there are just so many of them that I got tired of hearing about vampires that were just slightly different from the traditional stereotype… *sigh* This...more
The new anthology TEETH, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, includes a delectable assortment of bite sized vampire stories that should be tasted and savored. Yes, all of the stories are that good. One of the best things about TEETH is that the stories consistently establish strong, unique worlds filled with characters who are compelling and interesting. Plus, you’re sure to find a few new vampiric details and treasures that are not part of the standard mythology in today’s vampire litera...more
Teeth Vampire Tales by Genevieve Valentine, Steve Berman, Christopher Barzak, Neil Gaiman, Delia Sherman, Garth Nix, Suzy McKee Charnas, Kaaron Warren, Cecil Castellucci, Jeffery Ford, Nathan Ballingrud, Kathe Koja, Catherynne M. Valente, Melissa Marr, Ellen Kushner, Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, Lucius Shepard, Emma Bull, Tanith Lee. Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling.
Harper Collins, 2011, 452 pp. fiction (p’back)
There is a mixture of many different vampire stories in one book. Most of...more
Harper Collins, 2011, 452 pp. fiction (p’back)
There is a mixture of many different vampire stories in one book. Most of...more
Bite size stories to chaw your teeth upon. Really really liked it, except for a few ones, it was an amazing read. Here's my take on the stories.
Things To Know About Being Dead - What do you learn when you become a vampire undead? You cope with the color yellow, count rices until you're done, and do the obvious, drink blood.
All Smiles - Being a hitchhiker sure has it's falls, serious falls.
Gap Year - Are you sure you're NOT a vampire??? ;)
Bloody Sunrise - A poem from a 'real life' vampire about...more
Things To Know About Being Dead - What do you learn when you become a vampire undead? You cope with the color yellow, count rices until you're done, and do the obvious, drink blood.
All Smiles - Being a hitchhiker sure has it's falls, serious falls.
Gap Year - Are you sure you're NOT a vampire??? ;)
Bloody Sunrise - A poem from a 'real life' vampire about...more
What a delightfully cracky little book, full of authors that I also read in other contexts. actually, it's not a little book at all, it's a big monster book, but somehow short story books feel like popcorn to me.
Early on, I had ambitions of saying something about each of these stories, then about just the ones that especially struck me, then I gave up and read for three hours straight.
The stories are haunting, sometimes funny, sometimes sad. Most of the characters are kids or teenagers, people o...more
Early on, I had ambitions of saying something about each of these stories, then about just the ones that especially struck me, then I gave up and read for three hours straight.
The stories are haunting, sometimes funny, sometimes sad. Most of the characters are kids or teenagers, people o...more
Things To Know About Being Dead by Genevieve Valentine
This story centers around Suyin or Sue as she's called. She had gotten into a car with a student from her school, who was drunk and crashed the car. Suyin died and came back as a Jiangshi (it's sort of a chinese zombie-slash-vampire that hops. Though that doesn't happen in this story or in Raven by Alison Van Diepen) the only person who knows what's going on with her is her grandmother. As an addition to the plot, is Jake (or was it Jack?) wh...more
This story centers around Suyin or Sue as she's called. She had gotten into a car with a student from her school, who was drunk and crashed the car. Suyin died and came back as a Jiangshi (it's sort of a chinese zombie-slash-vampire that hops. Though that doesn't happen in this story or in Raven by Alison Van Diepen) the only person who knows what's going on with her is her grandmother. As an addition to the plot, is Jake (or was it Jack?) wh...more
A surprisingly diverse anthology that mixes a contemporary entertainment topic such as vampires with influences from a broad cultural spectrum. Compared to other YA anthologies like Enthralled, Teeth has a surprising amount of literary writing going on within it - and the host of critically acclaimed science-fiction and fantasy writers within the collection plays no small role in that type of writing being present. Young-adult heavyweights like Melissa Marr prove themselves on equal footing with...more
I got an advanced reading copy of this book through Book It Forward ARC Tours. This was an excellent anthology with a lot of really great vampire stories. It is young adult, but I would recommend for older young adults because of swearing and sexuality. Most of the stories were more horror/urban fantasy than paranormal romance.
I am going to highlight some of the stories I really enjoyed, and there were a lot of them that I really enjoyed. The first story "Things to Know About Being Dead" by Gen...more
I am going to highlight some of the stories I really enjoyed, and there were a lot of them that I really enjoyed. The first story "Things to Know About Being Dead" by Gen...more
I ended up randomly choosing to check this book out at the library last week, not expecting much from it as I haven't been very into vampires lately. Not because of a specific book, just . . . tired of it all, I guess. But I was sucked in by seeing the great authors mentioned on the cover (which I suppose was the intended purpose of them doing such a thing) and ended up not just enjoying but loving this!
I listed a few of my favorite stories above and it was hard to even narrow it down to four ou...more
I listed a few of my favorite stories above and it was hard to even narrow it down to four ou...more
Things to Know About Being Dead by Genevieve Valentine
Interesting and dark, I thought the inclusion of the rules was fun.
All Smiles by Steve Berman
I liked this one. Especially the idea that a tattoo of holy script would sour someone's blood for a vampire.
Gap Year by Christopher Barzak
Another one that I liked. I was hoping for more of a happy ending as things moved along, but I loved the look at how friends grow apart and move on as they grow up.
Bloody Sunrise by Neil Gaiman
I love Neil Gaiman's w...more
Interesting and dark, I thought the inclusion of the rules was fun.
All Smiles by Steve Berman
I liked this one. Especially the idea that a tattoo of holy script would sour someone's blood for a vampire.
Gap Year by Christopher Barzak
Another one that I liked. I was hoping for more of a happy ending as things moved along, but I loved the look at how friends grow apart and move on as they grow up.
Bloody Sunrise by Neil Gaiman
I love Neil Gaiman's w...more
I didn't find the majority of these short stories to be anything particularly special. A few were the same old vampire tales redone. However, I was very much intrigued by a few--oddly enough, by the authors whom I had never read before. The best, I thought, by far was "Best Friends Forever" by Cecil Castellucci. It was unexpected and actually seemed to be about something much more than vampires. "Sunbleached" by Nathan Ballingrud was probably the most "horrific", which I found fantastic, since m...more
Things to Know About Being Dead By: Genevieve Valentine
Very good story. I loved the integration of a different lore for the story.
Rating: 5 Stars
All Smiles By: Steve Berman
Interesting story. Loved the ending. A little confusing. I THINK the main character's gay...
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Gap Year By: Christopher Barzak
TWIST ENDING! I loved it. I wasn't sure because it looked like it was going in a gay direction but it pulled through in the end.
Rating: 5 Stars!
Bloody Sunrise By: Neil Gaimen
ummm, I think...more
Very good story. I loved the integration of a different lore for the story.
Rating: 5 Stars
All Smiles By: Steve Berman
Interesting story. Loved the ending. A little confusing. I THINK the main character's gay...
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Gap Year By: Christopher Barzak
TWIST ENDING! I loved it. I wasn't sure because it looked like it was going in a gay direction but it pulled through in the end.
Rating: 5 Stars!
Bloody Sunrise By: Neil Gaimen
ummm, I think...more
Short story anthologies can, by definition, be very hit-or-miss affairs. Taken as a whole, Teeth: Vampire Tales, definitely falls within the "mixed bag" heading. That is, some of the stories are great, others are so-so, while a few were just plain not ready for publication.
Most troubling for me, of course, was the fact that Windling and Datlow's somewhat patronizing introduction to the work makes a couple of unfortunate assumptions: (1) first, that only 'tweens read Young Adult fiction and (2)...more
Most troubling for me, of course, was the fact that Windling and Datlow's somewhat patronizing introduction to the work makes a couple of unfortunate assumptions: (1) first, that only 'tweens read Young Adult fiction and (2)...more
I am a big fan of vampires. Anything vampires, usually. I was quite excited to see that I had won a copy of this book and looked forward to reading it.
Teeth started out great, with the intro. I thoroughly enjoyed the introduction and learned a lot. It was very well put together in my opinion. Then, I got to the first story, Things to Know About Being Dead. It was horrible! I felt like it was written for a fifth grader and it was boring. This had me worried for the rest of the book. But the next...more
Teeth started out great, with the intro. I thoroughly enjoyed the introduction and learned a lot. It was very well put together in my opinion. Then, I got to the first story, Things to Know About Being Dead. It was horrible! I felt like it was written for a fifth grader and it was boring. This had me worried for the rest of the book. But the next...more
I was disappointed that they advertise a Neil Gaiman story in this anthology when what's really there is a 2-page poem. It's a good poem (4*), but short. Having said that, I thought the anthology started with a great introduction about vampire mythology, literature and cinema/television over time.
The following are my reviews of the individual stories as they appear in the anthology:
3* - Genevieve Valentine "Things to Know About Being Dead" - Interrupted flow, weak language, but good imagery, cr...more
The following are my reviews of the individual stories as they appear in the anthology:
3* - Genevieve Valentine "Things to Know About Being Dead" - Interrupted flow, weak language, but good imagery, cr...more
Originally reviewed by me at http://fantastic-finds-ya.blogspot.com/
I was thrilled when I saw that Datlow and Windling had put together a collection of vampire themed stories. Their collections are almost always stellar, and their Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest and The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm are two of my very favorite story collections. I was also intrigued by the number of contributing authors that I'm a fan of: Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, Catherynne M. Valente, Garth...more
I was thrilled when I saw that Datlow and Windling had put together a collection of vampire themed stories. Their collections are almost always stellar, and their Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest and The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm are two of my very favorite story collections. I was also intrigued by the number of contributing authors that I'm a fan of: Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, Catherynne M. Valente, Garth...more
some of these stories fail to make you think or engage, but most of them are well worth the read!
unless you are partial to neil gaiman's poetry, don't pick it up for his name alone.
a few of the stories really tapped in to unpleasant aspects of vampirism, making them a) compelling enough to give me delicious creepy dreams and b) gratifyingly not centered around teen sex fantasies.
my favorites were sit the dead - by jeff ford, late bloomer - by suzy mckee charnas, transition - by melissa marr and...more
unless you are partial to neil gaiman's poetry, don't pick it up for his name alone.
a few of the stories really tapped in to unpleasant aspects of vampirism, making them a) compelling enough to give me delicious creepy dreams and b) gratifyingly not centered around teen sex fantasies.
my favorites were sit the dead - by jeff ford, late bloomer - by suzy mckee charnas, transition - by melissa marr and...more
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The copy I read was an uncorrected proof. I needed something for a trip and picked this up on a give away shelf. Not generally a fan of short stories but I have found young adult works to be well written. I think this particular aggregation might be best taken in small bites over a period of time rather than in one long weekend of airports, planes, and hotels.
Not being familiar with these authors, I can say that overall this is a good work. The stories were interesting and as others have noted a...more
Not being familiar with these authors, I can say that overall this is a good work. The stories were interesting and as others have noted a...more
I only gave this book 3 stars, because only about half the stories in it are even worth reading. A few of them are really great. I know these authors aren't "short story" writer per se, and not all authors can pull off a short story. It's much more difficult to pull off a story in 15 pages when you're used to writing 350 pages. So it didn't taint my thoughts about any of the authors contained within; I'm just as likely to look some of them up and read their work as I was before I read Teeth. I w...more
I enjoyed this anthology of vampire tales because it reminded me of the Gems i used to find in the YA fiction section of my old neighborhood library when i was a kid. My favorite stories in the book were..."Things To Know About Being Dead" by Genevieve Valentine, "All Smiles" by Steve Berman, "Gap Year" by Christopher Barzak, "Late Bloomer" by Suzy McKee Charnas, "The List of Definite Endings" by Kaaron Warren, "Best Friends Forever" by Cecil Castellucci, "Transition" by Melissa Marr, "History"...more
Things to Know When You Are Dead
by Genevieve Valentine 1 Star.
This really didn't do anything for me. There was no real progression. It was an annoying meaningless list, rather than a short story.
All Smiles by Steve Berman 4 Stars.
He couldn't imagine himself anywhere in the world as if the cold rain had washed away his ability to daydream.
So far this was my favourite story. It was hilarious, and perfect for the length--or rather, lack of length. I was satisfied with the read.
Gap Year by Chri...more
This really didn't do anything for me. There was no real progression. It was an annoying meaningless list, rather than a short story.
All Smiles by Steve Berman 4 Stars.
He couldn't imagine himself anywhere in the world as if the cold rain had washed away his ability to daydream.
So far this was my favourite story. It was hilarious, and perfect for the length--or rather, lack of length. I was satisfied with the read.
Gap Year by Chri...more
It took me months to read this. First, I hate short stories. Really, why should I invest twelve pages to enjoy a character just to never see them again. Urg. That said this collection has some gems in it. It also had some duds, and that was why I had to keep putting the book down. I finally finished the last "dud" today.
I know when I start noting how many pages a story is...the collection is over for me.
The best story in this collection, IMHO, is Flying by Delia Sherman. I also enjoyed Vampire...more
I know when I start noting how many pages a story is...the collection is over for me.
The best story in this collection, IMHO, is Flying by Delia Sherman. I also enjoyed Vampire...more
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Teeth: Vampire Tales has a little bit of something every YA fan can sink their own teeth into. Fans of Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, and Neil Gaiman will all swoon over their short stories/poem while at the same time discover new authors to add to their lists. The great thing about this collection is that there isn’t a single method to the madness. Some vampires are good, some are bad. Some you’ll swoon over, some you’ll want to slay. In some stories you’re the hunter, in others you...more
Teeth: Vampire Tales has a little bit of something every YA fan can sink their own teeth into. Fans of Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, and Neil Gaiman will all swoon over their short stories/poem while at the same time discover new authors to add to their lists. The great thing about this collection is that there isn’t a single method to the madness. Some vampires are good, some are bad. Some you’ll swoon over, some you’ll want to slay. In some stories you’re the hunter, in others you...more
As a huge vampire fan, I expected to fall in love with this anthology. Unfortunately, this was not the case. I bookmarked which short stories I enjoyed and the total came out to 7 out of the 20. What displeased me the most was the overall vagueness in the stories. Also, after reading story after story about vampires being the "bad guys" I grew bored. However, this changed as I read the last short story "Why Light?" by Tanith Lee which was my favorite. Moreover, what surprised me the most was the...more
I received this free through goodreads first reads. I thought some of the stories in this book were a hard read and seemed somewhat unfinished, but overall I really enjoyed it. One of the most fascinating stories to me was Flying. I couldn't put it down, I felt for the girl and was happy with the outcome. Vampire Weather was another page turner for me, the ending was something I had not expected. I absolutely enjoyed The List of Definite Endings and its heart warming view of one vampire in her...more
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Ellen Datlow has been an award-winning editor of short science fiction, fantasy, and horror for over twentyfive years.
She is editor of the Best Horror of the Year and has edited or co-edited a large number of award-winning original anthologies. Her most recent are Supernatural Noir, Naked City, Blood and Other Cravings, The Beastly Bride, Teeth, Trolls Eye View, and After (the last three with Ter...more
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She is editor of the Best Horror of the Year and has edited or co-edited a large number of award-winning original anthologies. Her most recent are Supernatural Noir, Naked City, Blood and Other Cravings, The Beastly Bride, Teeth, Trolls Eye View, and After (the last three with Ter...more
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“it was Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the television series, 1997-2003, not the lackluster movie that preceded it) that blazed the trail for Twilight and the slew of other paranormal romance novels that followed, while also shaping the broader urban fantasy field from the late 1990s onward.
Many of you reading this book will be too young to remember when Buffy debuted, so you'll have to trust us when we say that nothing quite like it had existed before. It was thrillingly new to see a young, gutsy, kick-ass female hero, for starters, and one who was no Amazonian Wonder Woman but recognizably ordinary, fussing about her nails, her shoes, and whether she'd make it to her high school prom. Buffy's story contained a heady mix of many genres (fantasy, horror, science-fiction, romance, detective fiction, high school drama), all of it leavened with tongue-in-cheek humor yet underpinned by the serious care with which the Buffy universe had been crafted. Back then, Whedon's dizzying genre hopping was a radical departure from the norm-whereas today, post-Buffy, no one blinks an eye as writers of urban fantasy leap across genre boundaries with abandon, penning tender romances featuring werewolves and demons, hard-boiled detective novels with fairies, and vampires-in-modern-life sagas that can crop up darn near anywhere: on the horror shelves, the SF shelves, the mystery shelves, the romance shelves. And on the bestseller lists, thanks to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.(...)”
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Many of you reading this book will be too young to remember when Buffy debuted, so you'll have to trust us when we say that nothing quite like it had existed before. It was thrillingly new to see a young, gutsy, kick-ass female hero, for starters, and one who was no Amazonian Wonder Woman but recognizably ordinary, fussing about her nails, her shoes, and whether she'd make it to her high school prom. Buffy's story contained a heady mix of many genres (fantasy, horror, science-fiction, romance, detective fiction, high school drama), all of it leavened with tongue-in-cheek humor yet underpinned by the serious care with which the Buffy universe had been crafted. Back then, Whedon's dizzying genre hopping was a radical departure from the norm-whereas today, post-Buffy, no one blinks an eye as writers of urban fantasy leap across genre boundaries with abandon, penning tender romances featuring werewolves and demons, hard-boiled detective novels with fairies, and vampires-in-modern-life sagas that can crop up darn near anywhere: on the horror shelves, the SF shelves, the mystery shelves, the romance shelves. And on the bestseller lists, thanks to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.(...)”
Jun 20, 2011 12:09pm